5 Reasons why AJ Styles replaced Apollo Crews in the Men's Money in the Bank 2020 Ladder Match

#2. Low ratings

During WWE Q1 2020 financial call, Vince McMahon blamed RAW's dipping ratings on Brock Lesnar's absence and establishing new talent:

“It takes a lot to get these new talent over. We no longer have Brock Lesnar anymore, obviously.”

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While it might be hard to accept, there is some truth to it. Brock Lesnar brings the ratings and post-WrestleMania, things can dip at times. Moreover, given the circumstances, there seems to be a dip in interest in many aspects of entertainment, not just pro wrestling and WWE.

One way to ensure that they can get those ratings back is by bringing back a big name such as AJ Styles. However, to do that, they need to start making him a focal point of WWE programming again. Given that he's almost always been a main eventer in WWE, it wouldn't be surprising to see him in a big spot again.

In the eyes of many, he would be the perfect challenger to Drew McIntyre, especially since he's a heel and not a babyface.

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Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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